Lot 1129
1129
MADAN, M. Thelyphthora of verhandeling over de oorzaken, uitwerkingen, gevolgen, behoed- en hulpmiddelen van het verderf der vrouwen. Amst. (etc.), F. van Houttuyn (etc.), 1782. xiv, 514 pp. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands. (Slightly browned at beginning and end, else a very good copy).
Martin Madan (1726-1790), was an English barrister, clergyman and writer. In this work he advocated polygamy as the remedy for evils he deplored. His arguments were based mainly on scriptural authority; but his book caused many angry replies. Amongst them was 'Anti-Thelyphthora' by his first cousin, the poet William Cowper, which he published anonymously. - Rare Dutch translation.€ 260
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